Combination plate explained

A combination plate can refer to several things, including:

• A combination meal
• A type of tableware
• A type of dental dentures
• Crystals and/or minerals that have formed in a combination,
• A printing plate that has both line drawings and halftones
• A combination wall plate molded with a variety of ports for various electrical items, such as switches and plugs.

Meal

A combination plate may refer to a meal or plate with a combination of foods, including: ^{[1] [2]}

• Plate lunch, a traditional Hawaiian meal consisting of rice, macaroni salad, and an entrée.
• Meat and three, a Southern American meal featuring one meat and three side dishes.
• Blue-plate special, a low-cost daily meal special served in diners.
• Thali, an Indian meal comprising various dishes served on a single platter.
• Airline meal, a pre-packaged meal served to passengers on an airplane.
• Bento, a Japanese single-portion meal typically packed in a box.
• Pu pu platter, a tray of American Chinese appetizers.
• Meze, a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in Mediterranean cuisine.
• Tiffin, a light meal or snack, especially popular in India.
• Charcuterie, a platter of cured meats, often accompanied by cheese, fruits, and nuts.
• Munchy box, a Scottish fast-food meal consisting of a variety of fried foods served in a pizza box.
• Prison food, meals provided to inmates in a prison.
• Garrison ration, a standardized meal provided to soldiers stationed in a military garrison.
• TV dinner, a pre-packaged frozen meal that can be heated and served.

Tableware

A combination plate may refer to a type of tableware plate, dish or platter that is designed with separate compartments for foods to be placed in.^[3] This has also been referred to as a compartment plate and a partition plate. Combination plate meals are sometimes served on this type of plate. In Nepal, this type of plate is called a thaali, and is typically made of metal. In Nepalese cuisine, the dish daal bhaat is often served on a thaali. In the United States, compartment plates have been used to serve table d'hôte dinners. In the United States, combination plates have been used as a part of U.S. army mess kits.^[4]

Dentures

In dentistry, the term has referred to dentures prepared and cast with a combination of materials, such as gold and rubber, plastic and metallic material, and gold and porcelain.^[5]

Gemology

In gemology, a combination plate refers to two or more crystals and/or minerals that have formed in a combination.

Printing

In printing and graphic arts, a printing plate that has "both halftones and line drawings, often combined"^{[6] [7]}

Wall plate

A combination plate can refer to a combination wall plate that has a combination of ports for switches, plugs, etc.^{[8] [9] [10]}

See also

• Banchan
• Blue-plate special
• Foodpairing
• Meat and three
• Plate lunch

Further reading

• Book: Villaescusa, E. . Geotechnical Design for Sublevel Open Stoping . CRC Press . 2015 . 978-1-4822-1189-4 . 383.
• Book: Certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate from the Republic of Korea: determination of the Commission in investigation no. 731-TA-151 (preliminary) under the Tariff Act of 1930, together with the information obtained in the investigation . U.S. International Trade Commission . USITC publication . 1983 . A-9.
• Book: Steel . Penton Publishing Company . v. 54 . 1914 . 881.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pei Mei's Chinese Cook Book (培梅食谱). III. 3. 9867997670. 傅培梅. 2005. 橘子文化事業有限公司 .
2. Book: Catering Industry Employee . Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union. . v. 27 . 1918 . 52.
3. Web site: Patent US2042801 - Combination dish. Patent file date: April 10, 1933. Patent publication date: June 2, 1936.
4. Book: Brown, J.E. . Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army . Greenwood Press . Gale virtual reference library . 2001 . 978-0-313-29322-1 . March 6, 2015 . 307.
5. Book: Harlan . A.W. . Johnson . C.N. . The Dental Review: A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Advancement of Dentistry . H.D. Justi & Son . v. 29 . 1915 . 37–38.
6. Book: Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology. 9780122004001. Morris. Christopher G.. Academic Press. Morris. Christopher W.. 10 September 1992.
7. Book: Wijnekus . F.J.M. . Wijnekus . E.F.P.H. . Dictionary of the Printing and Allied Industries: In English (with definitions), French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian . Elsevier Science . 2013 . 978-1-4832-8984-7 . 357.
8. Book: Popular Science . March 1967 . Bonnier Corporation . 6. ISSN 0161-7370
9. Book: Do-it-yourself Retailing . National Retail Hardware Association . v. 150 . 1986 . 148. ISSN 8750-2569
10. Book: Company, Western Electric . Electrical Supply Year Book . The Company . 1916 . 526.